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EDWIN'B. HENDEE, 0F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Letters Patent No. 110,360, dated December 29, i870.

The Schedulei xei'enqd to ln these Letters Patent and' making part of the name.

To all whom-it may concern Be .it known 'that I, EDWIN B. HENDEE, of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California,

have invented an Improved Gun-lock; and I do hereby declare the following description and accompanying drawing'are s utleient to enable any person Skilled in the art or science to which it most nearly appertains to make and-use my said invention or improvementwithout further in veution or experiment.

. My invention relatest'o an exceedingly simple, effective,- and safe gun-lock, which .will also be more convenient-than the locks ordinarily used.

My invention and 'improvements `in gun-locks consist in a cock or hammer and trigger, constructed andarranged to operate in connection with each other so as to dlspensewith the tumbler, sear, and scar-spring',

heretofore `used.`

. Iu Aordertoyerqllaiwmy'inventioirsethat otherswill be able to'understand'its construction,-attachment, and operation, reference is had to the accompanying drawingforming a part of this specification, in which- A 'may represent an extension of the breech-piece of a gun, which fits against the under portion of the .stoelg'and to which thegna-rd B is secured.

vThe nipple or tube a communicates -with the chamber-in the barrel from the under side, being securediu a proper-sized hole, which is made at any angle through allel with. thefguard, its opposite end being secured be- 1 tween the guard and gun-barrel or stock, as shown, or by other suitable means.

Across the'upper face of the hammer (l is a groove or channel, c., which' serves to catch in the half-cock `notch. A.

The trigger D is hinged to the plate A 'above the hammer, and is held by a small livet, t, at the proper angle, thenger-piece of the trigger being formed at the opposite end.

I In the face of this trigger, which is next to the ham-l mer C, is a peculiarly-shaped recess, V, into which the grooved end of the hammer enters when drawn back, and forms the half-cock, in which position the groove 'r and recess V, with their'projectiug parts, form a dovetail, which holds the hammer firmly, and fromA which position-the hammer will not be released by vdrawing upon the trigger.

The form or particular manner of ,rmx/istrueting the groove, in order to `form a dovetailor catch at the half-cock, is not of particular importance, as various methods oi' securing the hammer at that point could be applied.

-Just back of the recess V, on the trigger, is a projection, 1), which isslightl y curved backward, so that the hammer can be drawn past it and catch at the full cock ou its concave side, the point of the projection entering the groove lr, from which the hammer can be readily released by drawing backward on the trigger, the'reactionary force of the spring c causing the hammer to strike the nipple with the force neces- -sary to explode the ca'p.

In order to protect the lock from the weather and remove every possibility of accidents by carelessness iu handling or otherwise, I provide-a cap-or cover I, whichm's "made-"ct asuitableshape to; stip-'over `the guard and thus incluse the entire lock. ihis cap may be removed iu an instant-when it is desired to lire the un. g -The extension piece A, to which the guard and lock are attached, can, if desired, be made iu asepara'te piece, so as to be easily removed, if desired; and where necessary, a ring-pin can be .substituted in' place of the nipple or tube a, as iu case of breech-loading or cartridge guns.

The trigger is kept down so as to be caught by the hammer by means of a spring, 0.-` By constructingand attaching gun-locks in the above-described manner, many advantages are obtai ned over any other' construction of locks-at present used. The necessity of cutting away andthus greatly weakeniug'the stock of the gun is avoided. Ilhe hammer, which, in the'ordinary lock`,.is liable to interfere with the accuracy of the sight, by drawing the attention of the gunner at the moment it is expected to fall, and thus causing his aim tovary, iscremoved from the objectionable.position'and located entirely out of his sight Awhen firing.

Thev cap or cartridge being entirely below the gun,4

the eye will be protected from danger from defective caps or ying pieces.

rIhe ,number of pieces inthe lock is greatly reduced, thus rendering it far more simple and not liable to get out of order.

" The'daugerof accidents is almost entirely removed,

especially when the lock is protected by tbe-cover, and,

being placed inside of the guard, it is also protected when the cover is off.

rlhe hammer can readily be brought to a full-cock while the gun isat au aim, andthe gun thus be fired very rapidly, especially Awhen provided with a selfl loading device.v The parts, being outside, are very easily cleaned and kept in order. 

